The
central Burgundy road north from Autun to Avallon takes one through the
hills, woods and sloping pastures of the Morvan National Park. This is Charolais
country, and for meaties the town of Saulieu in the middle has a
Charolais Festival on the third weekend in August each year.

Saulieu also has a famous *** Michelin restaurant / hotel - it's
worth having a look at their website, then decide whether you want
to save up for a few years:

One would not
travel far for this trumeauless, lintelless, archivoltless,
statueless portal, but what is inside is a different story
.....

Bernard Loiseau, who built up the restaurant from nothing,

"became
a television celebrity, the first chef to launch his business on the
Paris bourse, the second chef ever to be awarded France’s Legion of
Honour, then -- at the height of his fame in February 2003 -- he
took his own life, apparently over rumours that his flagship
restaurant might lose its third Michelin star (which it didn’t).
Rudolph Chelminski’s fascinating 2005 biography The Perfectionist
charts the extraordinary life of Bernard Loiseau and explores the
arcane world of French haute cuisine. But to experience the Loiseau
legacy first hand, you must pay a visit to Le Relais Bernard Loiseau
itself." (Sugarvine.com - Gastrotourist)

Adriano for once was not here for the meat, but for the old (circa 1130) Abbey Church,
now the Basilica of Saint Andoche, which has been beautifully restored
over the past six years and has a small feast of medieval Burgundian narrative
and decorative capitals ... this time with good modern lighting
available.